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Centre to offload 65 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market

As Punjab grapples with high food grains procurement amid a shortfall in storage capacity, the Centre has decided to offload 65 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market. The State will create an additional storage space of 40 lakh tonnes at eight locations by March 2013. Each godown can store 50,000 tonnes of wheat that will be procured in the coming rabi season.

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